Luis de Broglie

Louis de Broglie was a French physicist best known for his groundbreaking idea that particles, like electrons, have wave-like properties. In 1924, he proposed the concept of wave-particle duality, suggesting that all matter exhibits both particle and wave characteristics. This theory was pivotal in the development of quantum mechanics, helping to explain phenomena that could not be clarified by classical physics alone. His work earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1929 and laid the foundation for later advances in understanding the behavior of particles at the quantum level, influencing both physics and chemistry profoundly.